Authors: Research contributors

• Kristina Hess

  

  Kristina Hess is an Assistant Director in the Real Economic Activity of the Canadian Economic Analysis Department.

  Department(s): International Economic Analysis, Overseas Economies

• Chanya Chawla

  

  Chanya Chawla is an Economist in the Survey and Economic Intelligence Division at the Bank of Canada.

  Department(s): Canadian Economic Analysis, Survey and Economic Intelligence

• Charles Gaa

  

  Charles Gaa is a Senior Policy Advisor in the Canadian Economic Analysis Department.

  Department(s): Canadian Economic Analysis Alma Mater: University of British Columbia

• Eric Santor

  

  Eric Santor was appointed as an Advisor to the Governor in 2019.  In this role, he is co-Secretary to the Governing Council and the Managing Director of the International Economic Analysis Department.

  Department(s): Executive Research Field(s): Corporate Finance, International Trade and Finance, Unconventional Monetary Policy Alma Mater: University of Toronto

• Yanis Belkacem

  

  Department(s): Financial Stability Research Field(s): Financial Economics, Financial Institutions, Financial Markets, Market Microstructure

• Petr Kocourek

  

  Petr Kocourek is a Senior Economist in the Financial Markets Department.

  Department(s): Markets and Banking Department Research Field(s): Financial Markets, Macroeconomics

• Sajjad Jafri

  

  Sajjad Jafri is a Director in the Supervision Department (SUP) at the Bank of Canada.

  Department(s): Payments and Regulatory Oversight, Payment Systems Oversight

• Hannes Twieling

  

• Anna Wyllie

  

• Christine Charbonneau

  

  Christine Charbonneau was appointed Senior Director, Financial Operations, effective October 2025.

  Department(s): Financial Services, Financial Operations